‘Let us make a world of peace for our future generations’

 

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Peace Activity for world peace!

by HWPL

 

by TheGuardian

 

The first yearly Commemoration of the Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War (DPCW) held on March, 14, when 1800 participants gathered in Seoul for Advocacy of International Law for Peace​. Faced with the reality of uncertainty in global cooperation, triggered by a chain of political upheavals from the Brexit to elections in the United States and European states, a new approach to pursue an international peaceful order was discussed.

 

In commemoration of the DPCW proclaimed on the same date in 2016, the forum reaffirmed the importance of global peace movement currently on progress under the Legislate Peace Campaign to establish the principle of international law for peace through the introduction of a UN resolution based on the DPCW.

 

Chairman Man Hee Lee of HWPL emphasized that peace building

“is not an individual task,” but “is relevant to everyone”

as a common purpose of the global community. He offered the role of religion as a bridge builder of peace, rather than the core of conflict and violence by adding

“our orientations must be one for peace. Whether religious, secular world, there is no exception.”

 

In the progress report, Dong Min Im, the secretary general of HWPL, explained the significance of peace projects in HWPL by saying,

“The work is to put an end to war in our globe and make a foundation of a world of everlasting peace, which is unprecedented in history.”

He continued,

“The solution to peace is all of us becoming messengers of peace.”
 

Bup Hye Kim, chairman of Buddhist Central Council for National Unification, offered a picture of concrete action plans of HWPL in achieving peace.

“Youth and women are the main scapegoats in war, but even in this reality we must face the fact that youth and women are voluntarily standing at the forefront to build the foundation of peace with HWPL,”

he said.
 

The first yearly Commemoration of the Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War (DPCW)

 

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As I am a peace supporter,

It is so happy news :)

 

I have heard works of HWPL.

They are working

for a world of peace.

 

I have dreamed of

being a peace maker.

I hope to help people

who have to be helped..

What can I do for them?

 

It is said

Action speaks louder than words.

 

Start with small things

in order to

finally achieve your bigger goals.

What is your take on it?

 

‘Let us make a world of peace for our future generations’



HWPL's Peace Activity :

Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War

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'Declaration of Peace

and

Cessation of War'?

by HWPL

 

If you want to

participate in

peace activity..

 

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Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War

 

Recognizing the imminent threats posed by conflicts and wars, prominent legal experts from various countries came together with a determination to produce a new legal document that could serve as a foundation for a safe and peaceful world.

 

Through their collaborative efforts, the Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War (DPCW) was drafted and officially proclaimed on 14 March 2016, at 3:14 PM.

 

Excerpt from foreword of DPCW explanatory book by HWPL Chairman Man Hee Lee

 

 

Preamble 

 

Recalling the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations and other international instruments, including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights,

 

Acknowledging that all members of the human family enjoy human dignity and equal and inalienable rights, and that these rights represent a necessary tenet of the preservation of freedom, justice and peace throughout the world,

 

Aiming to maintain international peace and security and determined to pass on to successive generations an invaluable inheritance of a world free of wars,

 

Ensuring the acceptance of principles and the institution of methods, that armed force should not be used, save in accordance with the limitations prescribed by international law,

 

Reaffirming faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person, in the equal rights of men and women, the promotion of social progress and better standards of life for people and future generations and the need to facilitate peaceful coexistence among the world’s religions, beliefs, and ethnicities;

 

Recognizing that the principle of equal rights and self-determination of peoples constitutes a significant contribution to contemporary international law, and that its effective application is of paramount importance,

 

Bearing in mind the universal commitment of the world’s religions to the promotion of peaceful coexistence, tolerance and mutual respect, and the common spirit that permeates all religious scriptures and holy texts,

 

Bearing mind the sovereign equality of states, and

Convinced that judicial and other dispute resolution measures can replace the rule of war with the rule of law

 

Call upon states

 

to establish conditions under which justice and respect for the obligations arising from international law can be maintained, and in accordance with the common spirit that permeates all religious scriptures, and the rules of international law including fundamental rights guaranteed, to undertake to prosecute and sanction gross and systematic acts of violence undertaken in the name of religion to bring about gradual disarmament of weapons of mass destruction and weapons capable of causing widespread and unnecessary suffering and weapons incompatible with international humanitarian law.

 

The signatories to the present Declaration do hereby urge that all efforts be made so that this Declaration is adopted and respected by all states.

 



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2nd Annual Commemoration of the WARP Summit

WARP 2016
 

 

Invitation Message

We cordially invite you to the 2nd Annual Commemoration of September 18th World Alliance of Religions’ Peace (WARP) Summit.

For the cause of leaving peace as a legacy for future generations, Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light (HWPL) has worked towards the goal of cessation of war and world peace and actively been engaged in peace-building projects based on its main initiatives - endorsement of global legislation of peace through international cooperation, alliance of religions through interfaith dialogues, and spreading a culture of peace through youth and women’s worldwide activities.

This year, by courtesy of the international community with the widespread support from global leaders and citizens, HWPL is taking another great leap forward to realizing global peace. Former and incumbent heads of state, ministers and government officials, international law experts, religious leaders, the media, as well as representatives from civil society, academia, women and youth organizations will participate in the summit to discuss settling the environment of peace, transcending differences in nationality, ethnicity, religion, and culture.

Peace is the timeless, invaluable asset for the humanity that must be transmitted to the future generations. We are delighted to welcome you to the 2nd Annual Commemoration of September 18th WARP Summit. Your presence and support will make the event more meaningful.

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Peace Festival,
hwpl WARP Summit 2016
on live

Grassroots of WARP 2016,

Touching moment of  World Peace Festival

 

 

 

WARP 2016

2nd Annual Commemoration of the WARP Summit

 

 

 

The World as One through

Peace Festival

by HWPL

 

How can it be an moment of history?

 

It can be by

Grassroots of WARP 2016,

Man Hee Lee

The Chairman of HWPL

and

There are two wings of HWPL, IWPG and IPYG

 

Today, I tell you the story about

HWPL, IWPG and IPYG

for Peace Festival,

WARP 2016

 

 

 

Chairman of HWPL

 
The world of peace people have dreamed of began to find its shape by one person with his can-do spirit.

Two Wings of HWPL – IWPG and IPYG

 
The International Women’s Peace Group (IWPG)
 and the International Peace Youth Group (IPYG) 
cooperate with HWPL for the same goal – peace.
Women and youth in the global community work
 together and raise their voice of peace.

Number of World Peace Tours leading up to WARP 2016

 
From July 2012 to July 2016, HWPL Peace Ambassadors have travelled over 73 countries in a total of 24 world peace tours leading up to WARP 2016.

 

Number of signed peace agreements leading up to WARP 2016 (Agreement to propose the enactment of international law, Unity of religion agreement)

 
Over 5,000 peace agreements were signed during WARP 2014 and world peace tours combined. Signing ceremony for the cessation of war served as foundation of the 2nd Annual Commemoration of September 18th WARP Summit.

All the participants who signed the peace agreements called heaven and earth as witnesses, and pledged to become messengers of peace under the Creator, in front of people of all nations.

 

Number of HWPL badges provided to the global community

 More than 10,000 HWPL badges have been provided to the global peace community since October 2013.

Every individual committed to join the work of peace by HWPL wears the HWPL badge. As a symbol of global partnership for peace, HWPL badges become must-have items for members of HWPL during the world peace tour.

Number of participants supporting the core initiative of WARP 2016 – Legislate Peace Campaign

 
Until July 24th 2016, 536,873 people from 168 countries have signed their signatures of support for the Legislate Peace Campaign. This will be a significant turning point that contributes to legislation of peace and anti-war mechanism.

This campaign which aims to urge for development of the Declaration of Peace and Cessation of Law (DPCW) into an enforceable law is actively carried out around the world since the proclamation of the Declaration.

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WARP 2016

2nd Annual Commemoration of the WARP Summit

 

 

A year after Aylan Kurdi's tragic death,

what we need is peace not war

 

A police officer carries the lifeless body of Alan Kurdi, who was found lying face-down on a beach near the Turkish resort of Bodrum. Photograph: AP

 

Toddler’s death opened European hearts and policy towards refugees, but 12 months on those changes have proved temporary

 

 

Do you remember 'Aylan Kurdi'?

It is nearly a year since...

It was so sad story...

 

Why did he die?

Today,

The news said,

there was a chain of terror

in Kabul, Afghanistan.

people died again...

 

Religions say

"Peace"

but

 

Where is the peace?

What we need is peace not war...

 

Sitting in a refugee camp in northern Greece, Mohammad Mohammad, a Syrian taxi driver, holds up a picture of three-year-old Alan Kurdi. It is nearly a year since the same photograph of the dead toddler sparked a wave of outrage across Europe, and heightened calls for the west to do more for refugees. Twelve months later, Mohammad uses it to highlight how little has changed.

 

Alan may have died at sea, he says,

“but really there is no difference between him and the thousands of children now dying [metaphorically] here in Greece”.

Tens of thousands have been stranded in squalid conditions in Greece since March, when Balkan leaders shut their borders.

“It is,” says Mohammad, “a human disaster.”



A huge graffiti artwork of Alan Kurdi by German artists Justus Becker and Oguz Sen on the banks of Main river near European Central Bank HQ in Frankfurt. Photograph: Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters

 

A year ago, Alan’s tragic death seemed to have shifted the political discourse on refugees. European leaders appeared to have been shocked into forming more compassionate policies, while previously hostile media outlets took a more conciliatory tone.

Two days after Alan’s death, Germany agreed to admit thousands of refugees who had been stranded in Hungary. The move encouraged the leaders of central and eastern Europe to create a humanitarian corridor from northern Greece to southern Bavaria, while Canada promised to resettle 25,000 Syrians.

In the UK David Cameron agreed to accept 4,000 refugees a year until 2020. It was less than the number landing each day on the Greek islands at that point, but far more than Cameron had previously dared to offer. He was cheered on by the Sun, whose opinion pages had previously described migrants as cockroaches, but now mounted a front-page campaign in Kurdi’s name: “For Aylan [sic]”.

More significantly, it was in the aftermath of Alan’s death that most European leaders finally promised to share responsibility for at least some of the refugees landing on Greek and Italian shores.

In late September 2015, they created a system that would nominally see 120,000 refugees relocated from Greece and Italy to other European countries – a relatively modest number that was nevertheless hailed as a watershed moment for European migration policy.

“The principle is so important and reflects such a change of thinking that in itself this is a very significant development,”

an optimistic Peter Sutherland, the UN’s special representative for international migration, told the Guardian on the night of the decision.

Afghan refugees swim ashore as their dinghy with a broken engine drifts off the Greek island of Lesbos during a crossing of the Aegean Sea from Turkey.

 

But a year later, these small shifts in policy and discourse have proved to be temporary.

In September 2015, just four countries voted against the relocation deal, and only one of them – Hungary – lay on the path of the Balkans migration trail. When Hungary shut its border on 15 September, Croatia and Slovenia simply picked up the slack, allowing hundreds of thousands of migrants to cross their territory instead. That month, Donald Tusk, the European council president, stood next to Viktor Orbán, the Hungarian prime minister, and said that he fundamentally disagreed with Orbán’s vision of Christianity.

But on the anniversary of Alan’s death, Hungary believes it has all but won the argument on European migration policy.

“Most of the countries have come to the same conclusions that we came to last year,” says Zoltan Kovacs,

the Hungarian government spokesman.

“They didn’t see it as we saw it last year, and there are still people in Brussels who don’t. But common sense has prevailed.”



The front pages of six British national newspapers featuring the picture of Alan Kurdi. Photograph: PA Wire/PA

With rightwing populists on the rise across the continent, and a perceived connection between migration and terrorism, Europe has gradually abandoned the humanitarian approach of last winter. Austria, which was once a key German ally on migration policy, now wants an Australian-style approach that could see Greece formally used as a giant holding bay for asylum seekers, just as Canberra controversially uses the island state of Nauru to detain people trying to reach Australia. Even Sweden, which previously gave Syrians indefinite asylum, has reined in its generosity.

The Balkan humanitarian corridor has shut: Tusk was the man who declared it closed. The relocation scheme has proved dysfunctional: the rest of Europe has accepted just 5,142 people from Greece, instead of the 66,400 promised. And if the EU had its way, most of the few people still arriving on the Greek islands – the weekly numbers are now in the hundreds, rather than the tens of thousands – would now be deported back to Turkey under the EU-Turkey migration deal.

But with both deportations and relocations having stalled, 57,000 people are trapped in squalid conditions in Greece with no word on their future, prompting Syrians such as Mohammad to despair.

“In September, Orbán was the bad guy,” summarises Gerald Knaus, head of the European Stability Initiative, the thinktank that first floated the idea of the EU-Turkey deal.

 

“Yet by the end of the year he was the leader of a coalition of states. And with Austria now taking the lead on arguing for an Australian-style system, it’s now Germany that is isolated.”

Even the EU-Turkey deal is not, in practice, what Knaus envisaged when he proposed it in the fortnight that followed Alan’s death. As Knaus saw it, the deportation of refugees back to Turkey can be justified if their cases are assessed swiftly and efficiently in Greece; if Turkey improves its asylum system; and if Europe creates the legal means of mass-resettlement from Turkey. None of this, however, has happened.

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Aylan Kurdi's father said

 

"I don't want anything else from this world,

Everything I was dreaming of is gone.

I want to bury my children

and sit beside them until I die."

 

 

 

What we need is peace not war!

 

HWPL Peace Activity, The WARP Summit 2016

 

 

Did you hear the news

about terror in Philippines lately?

I heard it from a friend in Philippines.

She said,

"Many people died, So sad.."

 

I said,

"I pray for you..

I pray for peace!"

 

 

Today, I am telling you the story about

 

HWPL Peace Activity, the WARP Summit 2016

 

 

 

The World Has Got its Eyes on the WARP Summit 2016 Not-to-be missed Event for International Press

The media plays a wide range of roles in our lives because it shapes what we see and hear every day. By covering diverse news and issues on what is happening in the world in recent times, the media creates and amplifies the need of a sustainable global peace and security and has the potential to play a significant role in peace-building processes.
Particularly, the media’s impact upon the policymaking process and promoting peace shapes how to prevent conflict and enlightens world leaders and citizens to act for peace.

The 2nd Annual Commemoration of September 18th World Alliance of Religions’ Peace (WARP) Summit is a “must cover” event for international press to provide people with diverse aspects of the Summit and build a foundation for open communication between governments, IGOs, and civil societies on advocating for the Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War (DPCW).(Find more about DPCW, peacelaw.org)

With the theme of the advocacy of the legislation of peace, WARP Summit 2016 will address strategies and action plans to develop an enforceable law compatible with the DPCW and initiate a global change process aiming to move from conflict to peace.

 

 

Journalists and reporters of local and international press will catch the professional, inspiring, and dynamic scenes of the three-day event.

 

On September 17th, marking the start of the Summit, heads of state and representatives of various fields will participate in intensive and interactive sessions and forums simultaneously.

 

Global speakers will deliver keynote speeches to encourage alliances, connections and support peace networks among the summit participants and a global community.

 

 



 

HWPL is actively working towards the goal of holding the media accountable for accurate reporting standards. This year’s Media Forum will specifically discuss the plan of actions for the press through publicizing various media productions and utilizing resources to strengthen the advocacy movement of the DPCW in their respective countries.

 

The gigantic outdoor Peace and Sports Festival held on the second day of the Summit is based on the idea of arts and sports-based approach to peace and transformation of violence. The festival provides a cohesive platform to gather all people yearning for peace through the culture of heaven, transcending nationality, religion, and ideology and building bridges between individuals and communities.

 

 

This innovative approach to peace involves visual arts, sporting events, music performance, and card stunt for the positive transformation of international and societal conflict, creating opportunities for building bridges across differences and advancing a world free from conflict.

 

By engaging with and stimulating such entertaining tools, the use of arts and sports at the Peace and Sport Festival at the Summit is an integral part of peacebuilding to ignite the flame of peace in the hearts of many.

 

 

The last day of the Summit will summarize the entire events and share practical action plans based on common ground of understanding and practicality of the DPCW. Over 1,000 participants will gather at the same venue to determine their resolution in supporting the DPCW and once again reaffirm their solidarity in bringing forth peace.

 

For the cause of leaving peace as a legacy for future generations, HWPL aims to take another great leap forward for peace this year through endorsement of global legislation of peace with cooperation from all sectors of society and alliance of religions through interfaith peace dialogues.

 

As active peace advocates, media takes a great part in urging the DPCW by delivering the news of its development process so that everyone can take it for granted and it can be effectively implemented worldwide to greet the new era of peace.

 

The 2nd Annual Commemoration of September 18th WARP Summit

  

The 2nd Annual Commemoration of September 18th WARP Summit

will serve as a pathway towards peace, providing an opportunity for the world to witness the momentous act in the history of peace.